International Conference 5 June, 2012 European Parliament, Brussels Under the auspices of Ms Sandra Kalniete (LV), Mr László Tökés (RO), Mr Tunne Kelam (EE), Mr Milan Zver (SI), Mr Vytautas Landsbergis (LT), Mr György Schöpflin (HU), Mr József Szájer (HU), Mr Paweł Robert Kowal (PL), Ms Monica Luisa Macovei (RO), Mr Olle Schmidt (SE),...
Prague, 13-14 October, 2011 under the auspices of Mr Petr Nečas, Prime minister of the Czech Republic During the two-day constituting meeting hosted by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, the 20 founding Members discussed the final wording of the Agreement establishing the Platform and the Statute of the Platform and elected...
Prague, September 29, 2011 – Heads of 19 partner institutions and organisations specialised in the subject of totalitarian history from 13 EU member states will sign the founding document of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience in Prague on 14 October, 2011. The ceremony, which will take place in the presence of Prime...
On 23 August 2011 the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes was celebrated in Warsaw for the first time. The celebrations, organized by the Ministry of Justice and the Institute of National Remembrance, were held in Warsaw Rising Museum, under the auspices of the Polish Presidency. More information…
With the accession of the post-Communist countries to the EU in 2004, the legacy of Communism became an integral part of common European heritage. For the 10 new member states, the EU accession opened a new level on which to address the insufficient coming to terms with the totalitarian past in Central and Eastern...
Brussels, 18 January, 2010 -Members of the working group on the Platform of European Memory and Conscience made their first joint public appearance today at a press conference at the office of the Council of Europe in Brussels. They presented cases of crimes committed by communist regimes in individual countries by way of an...
